Borden put the finishing touches on their ninth blowout victory of the season on Monday. They put the hurt on the New Washington Mustangs with a sharp 10-3 victory. That's more bragging rights for Borden, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.
Garrett Schmidt made a big impact while hitting and pitching. He tossed three innings while giving up no earned runs or hits. Schmidt has been nothing but reliable on the mound: he hasn't given up more than two hits in three consecutive pitching appearances. Schmidt was also big at the plate, going 2-for-4 with four RBI and a double.
Schmidt wasn't the only one making solid contact as five players wound up with at least one hit. One of them was K.J. Simmons, who scored a run and stole a base while going 1-for-3.
Borden's win was their fourth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 11-10. As for New Washington, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-12.
Borden will head out on the road to face off against Salem at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Borden is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 8.6 runs per game this season. As for New Washington, they will be playing at home against Eastern at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday. New Washington is facing Eastern at the right time seeing as Eastern is stuck on a 14-game losing streak.
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